For the 19th year in a row Envision Financial is offering thousands in education awards for secondary and post-secondary students.
Eleven awards of $2,000 each will be presented to qualifying secondary and post-secondary students throughout the province who demonstrate outstanding school and community involvement. The competition is open to students who are members of Envision Financial or the dependent of an Envision Financial member in good standing prior to July 1, 2014.
Additionally, in recognition of Envision Financial's The Full Cupboard program, two more awards of $2,500 each will be offered to secondary and post-secondary students who volunteer with their local food bank. These awards are open to students who have demonstrated outstanding community volunteerism with their local food bank in communities where Envision Financial operates. Applicants do not need to be a member of Envision Financial to qualify.
These award applications and full qualifying criteria can be picked up at any Envision Financial branch or downloaded online at www.envisionfinancial.ca.
All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31.
*** Do you have time to spare and want to give back to your community? If so, look no further than the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe in Tsawwassen.
The Delta Hospice Society is hosting a Cottage Recruitment Tea on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. It will be an information session welcoming men and women interested in finding out more about volunteer roles at the store.
The tea will take place at the Centre for Supportive Care across from the Ladner Leisure Centre.
Volunteers fill day, evening and weekend shifts and perform a wide range of duties such as pricing, cashiering, organizing and tidying, assisting customers, and checking electronics and small appliances.
The store offers volunteers an opportunity to be part of an important recycling program with the focus on reuse, renew and recycle. The low prices make shopping an adventure
for some and a considerable cost savings for those not able to pay retail prices for new items.
If you are unable to attend the tea, call Sandy at 604-948-0660 or drop by the store, 1521-56th St., to pick up a volunteer application.
All of the funds raised at the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe enable the Delta Hospice Society to provide a variety of services at no cost.
*** The Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe in Tsawwassen will completely transform into an antique venue next month for its annual collectible sale.
The sale will run for two days only with extended hours so everyone has the opportunity to stop in and see what unique items they can find.
The store will display the valuable, unusual and unique pieces the community has donated over the past year. When families are downsizing, moving or donating parents' treasures,
the store receives one-ofa-kind items, including crystal, china sets, silver, carvings, art, cameras, vintage toys, old books, small pieces of furniture, Asian and First Nations pieces, vintage items and more.
The sale takes place on Friday, March 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. New items will be put out each day.
The Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe is located at 1521-56th St.
*** This year's official Pink Shirt Day shirt is now available at all London Drugs stores.
On Feb. 25, the CKNW Orphans' Fund is encouraging all British Columbians to wear pink to support anti-bullying programs in the province.
Since 2008, more than $830,000 has been raised for the cause through the sale of pink shirts. The money has been granted to non-profit organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club, Red Cross RespectED Violence Prevention Program and Kids Help Phone.
The shirts are also on sale at PinkShirtDay.ca.
